On the subject of identity theft
As we close out Fraud Prevention Month, our Office is encouraging Canadians to learn more about how to prevent identity theft and fraud.
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Privacy Pop – Our top songs about… what else?
When we set out to write a post about privacy-themed songs, we knew this would generate a lot of debate. After all, it’s a topic that others have tackled, with “best of” song lists all over the Internet.
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Social Smarts: Privacy, The Internet and You graphic novel
Read morePrivacy Commissioner launches investigation of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada breach of student loan recipient information
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) announced today that it is launching an investigation into a breach involving the personal information about more than half a million clients of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) and 250 departmental employees.
Read moreEmployee privacy – a balancing act
Companies are always seeking ways to improve productivity. The most innovative and successful methods can create some positive buzz around a company.
Read morePrivacy Pop – Our top ten films on privacy
Privacy and surveillance have always been compelling themes in pop culture, and Hollywood has certainly used the concepts to great effect. Below, in no particular order, is our own selection of the best films with a privacy theme.
Read moreNew presentation helps kids in grades 4 to 6 understand their online footprint
Canadian kids are communicating online more than ever before, and are using tools like Skype sometimes even before they learn to walk. Many of us are astonished at how easily they adapt to new devices that connect to the Internet and at how these devices can quickly become part of their lives, as they use them to chat, surf, post, play and learn.
Read moreCitizens watching citizens
Waiting for his bus, a man watches as two people smash a glass window in an attempt to break into a building. He takes his phone out of his jacket pocket, points it towards the couple across the street, and snaps a photo. He posts it to Twitter. “Incredible,” he writes. “At the corner of Wellington and Fifth.”
Read moreOPC launches new online complaint form
Canadians who are concerned that their privacy has been compromised now have another way to submit complaints to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC). The Office has launched an online complaint form on its website. The form helps users compile and submit electronically all the information needed to properly file a privacy complaint under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), Canada’s federal private-sector privacy law, or under the Privacy Act, which applies to the federal public sector.
Read moreGraphic Novel: A New Tool to Help Younger Canadians Understand and Navigate Online Privacy
The Privacy Commissioner has launched a new tool to help young Canadians understand and navigate privacy issues in the online world: a graphic novel entitled Social Smarts: Privacy, the Internet, and You.
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